Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

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Even tickets are sold out. Well, that makes sense, since the competition has already started, and given the hype, ticket prices are probably going to be inflated to who knows how high.

This isn't something that can be fixed simply by adding supplements.

Sano exhaled and stared intently at the ticket inspector until the inspector felt a chill run down his spine. Only then did he raise two fingers and tap his temple.

"I advise you to stay away from me, I'm mentally ill."

"what?"

Despite looking completely bewildered, the ticket inspector still smiled politely and said, "Sir, even if you're mentally ill, you still can't enter without a ticket."

...Did this guy not understand what I meant?

Sano, who had intended to "highlight" his "danger," was somewhat speechless when he saw the other party's indifferent reaction. This was not the way he had expected.

Seeing Sano's expression, the ticket inspector hesitated for a moment before taking a step back.

...Could this guy be faking illness to extort money from me?

...What's with this wary yet unwilling-to-give-up attitude?

Sano clicked his tongue. "Never mind, I'll just call Inspector Megure."

Before Sano could even take out his phone, two figures walked out from the other end of the passage: "Sano?"

Turning my head, I saw Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako.

"You've finally arrived. Have you found anything?"

"We just arrived, and we can't even get through the door yet."

The ticket inspector immediately recognized the duo: "Hey, you should have just said you were a police officer. Why did you have to say you were mentally ill? Come on in, please."

...Are you out of your mind?

Both Sato Miwako and Sano looked at each other in surprise.

...The two officers naturally overheard Inspector Megure's conversation with Sano. They were initially hesitant about whether they should bring it up after meeting Sano.

Mentioning it seems inappropriate, like reopening someone's wounds.

If we don't mention it, it feels like we brought the other person over just to use them as a tool, without caring about them at all.

But now it seems that Sano not only doesn't care about this, but he also keeps bringing it up himself, which is a bit inexplicable... hard to describe.

Saying it's something to be proud of doesn't quite seem right; it should be more like... letting loose?

...It seems that this is the only explanation we can come up with.

Facing the strange looks from the duo, Sano remained expressionless: "Are we going in or not?"

"Go in, go in, of course we'll go in!"

The three of them walked into the arena together.

"Alright, you guys go ahead with your work, I'll go see if I can find any clues."

Having fulfilled his role as a tool, Sano simply abandoned the two of them and continued to act on his own.

Chapter 207, Section 206: Distillery members test the activation of the small radar.

...After all, Sano's main purpose in coming here wasn't really for the case, but for the mission.

However, the mission's content was something that couldn't be revealed, and it certainly couldn't be associated with Sano, so of course it had to be done discreetly.

Another issue is the environment, which is also a bit troublesome.

Sano looked at the two red dots on the system map. One was inside the arena, and the other was already seven or eight miles away from the arena.

Although there was no evidence, Sano probably knew that his mission target was most likely the two so-called kidnappers who had taken more than 50,000 people hostage.

Sano has limited time and must deal with it as soon as possible without delay. The latter one is relatively easy to handle, but the former one is more troublesome.

This arena may be large, but it's also crowded. The venue is very simple and uncomplicated, so if someone were to kill someone directly here, it would definitely cause quite a stir.

Especially now that there are many police officers stationed here, if they are discovered trying to leave, it will only cause a bigger commotion. If this continues, it might lead to a chase in the city.

The best solution Sano could come up with was to snipe from a distance, but his sniper rifle was kept in the organization, and it was too late to retrieve it now.

...Of course, this is only the optimal solution.

There are many other solutions, and Sano also has quite a few long-range attack methods at his disposal.

Moreover, even if things really escalate, Sano doesn't think he'll be unable to leave; it'll just be a bit troublesome.

According to Inspector Megure...

The target inside the arena now knows that the police are looking for him and that he has a gun, so it's probably impossible for him to get close and make a move.

Therefore, there is only one optimal solution at present.

With the help of a location hack, Sano quickly located the robber inside the arena.

The person wasn't in the stands, but further inside, near the edge of the stadium, holding a camera in his hand.

It turns out they were an employee of the TV station.

Sano narrowed his eyes, took out his phone, and sent the person's location to Inspector Megure via text message.

After thinking for a moment, Sano sent another text message—

"Now that the matter has been resolved, I'll head back now."

Then Sano walked to the side and changed his disguise as he passed through a shadow.

After putting on his hat and hoodie, Sano then put on his sniper sunglasses and pulled out the right gun from his dual pistols.

A silencer is of course necessary.

...This silencer was specially made by the organization's research team, which Sano had contacted.

Generally speaking, suppressors hinder the range and accuracy of firearms, which is the consensus of most people. However, there is another completely opposite situation.

That is a silencer specially made for a specific type of gun. It will not affect the gun at all, but will even have a certain performance bonus. Of course, such a bonus can only be said to be negligible.

Of course, even a mosquito's leg is meat; if it's useful, we'll use it, since it doesn't cost Sano any money.

With everything ready, Sano immediately raised his gun and activated the Killer Dual Pistols' effect [Auto Tracking], locking onto the target as a single hair on the back of that guy's head.

...This is an extended application technique for automatic tracking developed by Sano.

Because the description of this effect only specifies that it should be used on a particular object, without specifying that it must be used on a living creature to take effect.

It's like Sano trying to hit a distant soda can; that could work.

Given this, designating the object as an inanimate object on a living person, or a part of the body that can be discussed independently, should also be acceptable.

While the range of this Glock pistol is relatively short compared to a sniper rifle, the addition of the "Fatal Strike" effect from the sniper's sunglasses, which is limited to "use on a specific target" rather than being usable only on sniper rifle bullets, doubles the effective range of the automatically tracking bullets.

That said, it seems that only the effect of a certain useless enhancement item is limited to being used only on humans.

...In any case, the combination of sniper sunglasses and assassin dual pistols can undoubtedly produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

With a "biu" sound, a small flower of blood exploded on the back of the robber's head, and he collapsed.

Such a slight sound, in the noisy environment of the arena, was almost like a pebble thrown into the ocean, causing no ripples.

This mission seems surprisingly simple.

Sano glanced at the map, confirmed that the red dot had disappeared, and immediately put away his pistol to prepare for retreat.

Before Sano could switch back to his original identity and leave, he happened to see the two fake children running in the distance.

...Looking at Ai Haibara wearing a blue hat, Sano tilted his head and suddenly grinned.

Although it could be said that it was for the sake of the mission, and the fake loli's starting point was not bad, Sano did not think he had suffered much loss, but...

In the end, I was still the one who got scammed.

In that case, it's not unreasonable to collect some interest in advance, right?

And then there's Conan, who, although he didn't contribute as much as Ai Haibara to his "admission to the psychiatric ward," still made a contribution nonetheless.

Especially since I can only eat, drink, and have fun in the psychiatric ward, while these two guys can happily come over to watch the game, no matter how you compare them, I should be the one who is worse off, right?

Sano was also quite curious about how the duo would react when the "Rye" vest suddenly appeared and was stuck in front of their faces.

Having made up his mind, Sano immediately changed direction and headed towards the path that the fake children duo had been running down.

"Ok?"

Ai Haibara, who was following behind Conan, suddenly stopped in her tracks. Her heart tightened, her pupils contracted sharply, and she began to tremble. A chill spread from her back to her whole body, and she began to tremble uncontrollably.

This aura is...

Conan, who was running ahead, noticed something was wrong and turned around, only to see Ai Haibara standing there frozen like a stone.

"What's wrong? Hurry up and come over here!"

...In order to facilitate communication and to obtain the latest information in a timely manner, Conan connected his detective badge with Inspector Megure's radio device.

So Conan has now learned from Inspector Megure that Sano has located the other robber, which is why he is rushing over to check it out.

Conan couldn't understand it at all. Sano had only been here for a few minutes, so how did he find the culprit's location?

I've been thinking about this for a long time but still can't find an answer. Is the gap really that big?

...Of course, that's not important now. What's important is that Conan has noticed that Ai Haibara seems to be acting a little strange.

Although there was some distance between them, the extreme panic on the other person's face was clearly visible.

As someone who has shrunk in size like herself, and is not a real child, and was previously a core member of a criminal organization, Ai Haibara's mental fortitude is naturally not bad.

So what exactly did this guy see that made him so scared?

Furthermore, Ai Haibara's current expression reminded Conan of the day they first met, when Sano threatened her...

Could it be!?

Ai Haibara stiffly raised her eyes.

Conan was taken aback for a moment when he saw this, then realized that the other person seemed to be looking behind him, so he subconsciously turned his head to look as well.

A black hoodie, a baseball cap, sunglasses with white ends, and the lower half of her face was blurred as if it had been pixelated, making it impossible to see clearly.

A figure, entirely black except for the ends of its hair, walks towards you.